Telegram-herald., 1887-09-13
SHOCKS At PETOSKEY
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kKperlsnos thz Bay.


TEE AELFssTox. PEEosKEf, Sept. IL.
Here am, poor orpnsn. fsr from home
and frieBds Al the anti hsy-fsver resort,
csa be seen on a. acre than OF any hundred
squ4Ee miles elsewhere. When = poor
fellow IS away from home 50. how the last
fond words Of his loving spouse finger IN
his memory. / have been here four days.
and vet the last words OF ray dear. Nsnett-
able ring yet through the vast convolotions
OF my sfain. As | parted with her she
said: Now coilmsn, don't forget 10 change
your shirt" You bet | will change every
week orso.
l frst went 70 the Cnshmsn House rs
Capt onooks bat found that Captain did
not amount 10 button on your coat
among the Colonels, Majors. etc. there. so |
went over 10 the Occidental and registered
ss Col. snooks. There | found several
Generals from Southern States and | was
vet oug-ranked by a large majority. Next
morning l novel over 10 The Arlington As
Gen. Snooks and can hold up my head with
the best Of them. / found Jim" Hayes
the genial pleasant gentleman be
has been represented. He 10 like
the famed "Mr. Riley who kept
the hotel. Faith. Mr.. Riley, yes do il
id we'll" But he Ar n ston IS not d
ing as well as Il was. Guests are leaving
every day. and We hsy-Iever victims begin
10 rattle around IN it. IL Is so At each of
the hotels. a sprinkling Of guests at each.
The peaceful amusements here are draw
poker, pedro, and blowing noses. Just
about As much of one as the other.
The first person | chanced on was Hon.
Joseph ). DALEY. OF Bluffton, Ind, who is
President OF the Western Hay Fever Asso-
citation. This gentleman introduced me 10
General Rather, of Alabama. DR.. r. y. Pat
terson, OF Macon, Ga. and many other emil
nent hsy-fever patients. They all gave me
much information, and in this way | have
soaked in more valuable hay-fever statistics
than would stock Philadelphia chemical
report. They are so volluminors that will
not try try 10 enter into them in this letter
1T all, but will contne myself 10 other mat
ters.
Petoskey is nicer looking place than
had expected to see. The walk and drives.
as well as the boat rides, are splendid.
took a sail day before yesterday, on q little
seven by nine steamer, that looked like
Chicago tug, except the snlok e-stack had no
hinge in its back. A big storm came up,
and tbs waves rolled mountains high,
provided the mountains were about
IS big as a haycock, and
that internal little tug did not seem to
mind them any more than a Texas steer
would an eight rail fence. She Just bumped
herself and went for those waves like a
bucking broncho. First she seemed to me
to dive down about four hundred Feet,
when juy as ! was wondering if the whole
bottom had fallen out of Lake Michigan
the tug would turn head up and tail down
and sail grandly towards the blue vault of
Heaven. This part made me think of
In ho
This thing went on until / felt compelled
to donate something To Father Neptane Il
believe that is the correct expression), and
/ made up my mind to part with nay DIM
ner. ] hated to, though, for that dinner
cost me 81 cents cash money.
Even the Captain was little fearful and
gave orders TO reef the smoke stack. man
the thing or the fire crate or coal
bod or something of the kind. | could not
understand, there being so much wind and
having TO hang on to the verxnda with one
hand and my plug hat with the other. We
got home safe, however. and when | start
for the Beaver Islands again am going on
foot.
The Methods. Conference is running full
blast at Bay View. and / have been
taken for preacher several times.
One case / was not sure Of but
rs the gentleman was an old auctioneer
named moore duu as ne ala not swear auy
while Ar. Tuttle and / were conversing
with him, suppose he took me for . minis
| ter.
/ forgot to mention that at one hotel
| where i enquired the price of board, they
| told me nine dollals. So / said-confiden-
tially-"See here, landlord. am Il reporter
on Grand Rapids paper"
"0h, you are. Excuse me- the price will
| be ten dollars then" and he detained a man
that was taking an order for twenty pounds
of beefsteak until he found whether | was
going to stop or not. suppose be wanted
| to add to the order.
Confound III Some of the Grand Rapids
| boys must have been up here this Summer
After that | passed as a plain Mayor oi
| Can't Hook Corners.
Every one is collecting rocks TO take
home. Guess l will gather a bushel or 50
myself. They look mighty nice in the
water. but when you get them home. they
| get dry and resemble ; paving stone.
| Ny next will treat more particularly o
hay-feyer and other pursuits practiced here
Yours truly
| SoLIxAS SSooEs.
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